Formerly Claire Robertson, she graduated from NorthernArizonaUniversity with a degree in Health Promotion & Physical Education after being awarded the 2001 NAU Golden Eagle Scholar Athlete Award. She was named honorable mention all-conference in 2002 and second-team in 2003. She was the first player in NAU team history to record five triple-doubles in a career and the first player in NAU team history with 500 kills, 2,000 assists, and 500 digs. In beach volleyball, D'Amore was an AAUGirlsNationalChampion in the U16/U15 age group in 1998, qualifying for the AAU Junior Olympics, she won the New Zealand Open in Auckland in 2005, and she won five consecutive CBVA open tournaments in 2006-07.